Senators Propose New Help for Workers During Mass Layoffs

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"While notice of a layoff is no substitute for a job, the WARN Act was supposed to give employees time to find a new job and for help to be provided," said Senator [Sherrod Brown], a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. "Under current law, fair notice has proven to be the exception, not the rule. Employers have laid off workers in phases to avoid threshold level, used subsidiaries to evade liability, and pressured workers to sign documents to waive their rights. This needs to change now."

"For too long, employers have failed to notify workers that they're about to lose their jobs due to mass layoffs or plant closings even though notice is required by the WARN Act." said Senator [Barack Obama]. "This bill will transform the WARN Act from a symbol into an enforceable law. The least employers can do when they're anticipating layoffs is to let workers know they're going to be out of a job and a pay check with enough time to plan for their future."

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Senators Propose New Help for Workers During Mass Layoffs

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, joined by Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), recently introduced new legislation that would notify wo...

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